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AI industry pours millions into politics as lawsuits and feuds mount | Artificial intelligence (AI) | The Guardian

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From Super Pacs fighting regulation to OpenAI’s first wrongful death lawsuit, the AI tech giants are spending big and facing growing scrutiny Hello, and welcome to TechScape. A little over two years ago, OpenAI’s founder Sam Altman stood in front of lawmakers at a congressional hearing and asked them for stronger regulations on artificial intelligence. The technology was “risky” and “could cause significant harm to the world”, Altman said, calling for the creation of a new regulatory agency to address AI safety. Altman and the AI industry are promoting a very different message today. The AI they once framed as an existential threat to humanity is now key to maintaining American prosperity and hegemony. Regulations that were once a necessity are now criticized as a hindrance that will weaken the US and embolden its adversaries. Whether or not the AI industry ever truly wanted government oversight is debatable, but what has become clear over the past year is that they are willing to spen

Donald Trump holds an executive order related to artificial intelligence after signing it on 23 July 2025. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Reuters View image in fullscreen Donald Trump holds an executive order related to artificial intelligence after signing it on 23 July 2025. Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Reuters TechScape newsletter AI (artificial intelligence) This article is more than 10 months old AI industry pours millions into politics as lawsuits and feuds mount This article is more than 10 months old From Super Pacs fighting regulation to OpenAI’s first wrongful death lawsuit, the AI tech gi

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